that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
marriage ceremony; wedding
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
furnishings; implements; equipment
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
accurate; correct; precise; exact
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
on the left as one faces (it)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
on the right as one faces (it)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
three kinds; three varieties
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami